FIFA World Cup 2022: Will Qatar's spending have long-term repercussions?
We are well past the group stages of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and the tournament has already become a source of fascination for fans across the globe due to...
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The structure of men’s and women’s football in India
After years of dilly-dallying, the pathway to the top echelons of Indian men’s football is looking clearer to all the clubs in the country. A few weeks ago, the All...
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The Problem Posting record revenues of over US$650 million in footballing history (for the Financial Year 2021-2022), Manchester City have gradually grown to dominate the Premier League over the last...
Cristiano Ronaldo and the first stage of grief
“Welcome home,” wrote Manchester United across their social media channels as they announced the return of Cristiano Ronaldo. Less than 15 months later, they announced his departure with a perfunctory...
How the 1934 FIFA World Cup has become a blueprint for the 2022 Qatar World Cup
While Italy’s failure to qualify for the men’s FIFA World Cup in two consecutive editions is certainly a blot in the country’s football history and is considered a massive national...
Can we really afford to focus only on football during the Qatar World Cup?
One would have to be under a rock to not be aware that the upcoming men’s football World Cup is going to be held in Qatar. The issues regarding the...
Sponsorship changing NBA’s future
Over the years, National Basketball Association (NBA) teams have gone on from being sporting organisations to full-fledged corporate businesses. With a media boom over the last decade and its exponential...
The WIFA issue: A colossal mess at the heart of women's football
In August 2022, Anjali Shah, Director of Premier India Football Academy's (PIFA), one of India's leading football academies based out of Mumbai, wrote to Souter Vaz, the Honorary Secretary of...
Female footballers tried to raise alarm about abuse for years; people should listen when they say there’s more
A year-long investigation into US women’s football uncovered systemic abuse of players, but where does Indian football stand with respect to this, and what can we do to improve the...
Qatar World Cup, Orientalism and the West’s worst fears
As the clock ticks down for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar to kick off, a certain amount of abnormality remains tied to competition. The reasons are obvious and numerous...
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